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.TH REBOOT "8" "December 2016" "" ""
.SH NAME
reboot, halt, poweroff, hibernate, suspend \- reboot, stop or suspend the system.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B reboot
[\fIoptions\fR]
.PP
.B halt
[\fIoptions\fR]
.PP
.B poweroff
[\fIoptions\fR]
.PP
.B hibernate
[\fIoptions\fR]
.PP
.B suspend
[\fIoptions\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
These programs allow the user to
.BR reboot ", " halt ", " poweroff ", " hibernate " or " suspend
the system.
.PP
They are aliases for \fBshutdown --reboot now\fR, \fBshutdown --halt now\fR, \fBshutdown --hibernate now\fR and \fBshutdown --suspend now\fR.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
Forces the execution. This can cause applications to lose data.
.TP
\fB\-i\fR, \fB\-\-install\fR
Install Windows Updates during shutdown or reboot. This is only supported on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and later. Doesn't work with \fB--exitex\fR.
.TP
\fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-hybrid\fR
Shutdown in hybrid mode and prepare it for fast startup. This is only supported on Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 R2 and later. Doesn't work with \fB--exitex\fR or with \fB--install\fR.
.TP
\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-exitex\fR
Use ExitWindowsEx rather than InitiateSystemShutdownEx or InitiateShutdown.
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
Display a help text and exit.
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
Display version information and exit.
.SH AUTHORS
.B reboot
was written by Corinna Vinschen and Frank Fesevur.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2005-2016 Corinna Vinschen, Frank Fesevur. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later
.UR
<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
.PP
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR shutdown (8)
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Please send bug reports to
.UR cygwin@cygwin.com
.UE
